Nornickel to restart furnace at key smelter in early August Nornickel will re-launch one of the two furnaces at its flagship Nadezhda Smelter in early August. Reuters | July 12, 2024 | 7:08 am
Lynas Rare Earths flags supply chain disruption at Kalgoorlie The disruption is related to BHP's suspension of its Western Australia nickel operations. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 4:32 pm
Chilean lithium to be eligible for US tax break The IRA requires a certain percentage of the critical metals in the battery come from the US or a country with which it has a free trade agreement. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 2:38 pm
Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to the mining company's existing fleet of diesel-powered haul trucks. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:49 am
Nearby copper price hit by weak China demand, warehouse surplus Industry sources say the reason behind record high contangos is climbing costs of financing metals fuelled by higher interest rates. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 9:43 am
Zambia says China’s JCHX will invest $300m in Lubambe copper mine Some of the investment will go toward sinking a new shaft at Lubambe over the next two to five years. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 7:55 am
One miner dead after tremor in Poland, one still missing PGG said a tremor occurred below ground at the Rydultowy coal mine. Reuters | July 11, 2024 | 7:30 am
Mexico mining investment seen stable at $5 billion in 2024, says industry group The 2023 investment level fell 5.8% from the previous year to $4.96 billion. Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 3:01 pm
Column: China’s refined copper imports remain surprisingly strong China once again holds the key to copper's fortunes as the market waits for the world's largest buyer to shake off its property woes. Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 2:04 pm
Mexican miners reject ‘favorable’ deal with Acerlormittal, govt says The deal would have put an end to a work stoppage that started at the end of May. Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 10:16 am
Indonesia considers reopening bauxite exports Indonesia banned exports of bauxite in mid 2023 to encourage domestic processing of the minerals. Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 8:17 am
Global lithium sector eyes Argentina’s salt flats on tech test run Eramet is being closely watched by competitors from the US to Chile that are also working to commercialize DLE. Reuters | July 10, 2024 | 7:25 am
